Ray Bradbury, master of the sci-fi fantasy and author of Fahrenheit 451, died Tuesday at 91.

The man who chronicled dystopian societies had strong political beliefs and spoke as darkly about contemporary politics as he did about burning books.

"I think our country is in need of a revolution," the Los Angeles Times quoted him as saying in 2010. "There is too much government today. We've got to remember the government should be by the people, of the people and for the people."

A Ohio Tea Party blog later quoted him on it, and the conservative blog All American Blogger wrote: "I think Ray is ready to lead the Tea Party movement."